Montford Point, North Carolina became the first training center for Black Marines preparing for deployment during World War II.
William Dorsey Swann hosted secret drag balls, which became legendary among the Black working class community.
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2023-06-28T19:39:23Z
For generations, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe called the Isle de Jean Charles home. Due to climate change, the island is now almost completely underwater.
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2023-06-23T15:57:34Z
Due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, the survivors were deported once they arrived in the US, underscoring the nation's racist immigration policies at the time.
Today, less than 6% of San Francisco's population is Black. Of that, 58% have considered leaving the state.
Since the end of slavery in the United States, the small mountain town of El Nacimiento de los Negros in Coahuila, Mexico, has celebrated Juneteenth.
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2023-06-12T18:43:30Z
Richard Montañez claims to have invented the spicy snack while working as a janitor at Frito-Lay. However, his story has been disputed.
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2023-06-10T13:00:00Z
Around 80% of doughnut shops in southern California are owned by Cambodian refugee families, and that's largely because of 'Donut King' Ted Ngoy.
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2023-06-05T20:09:09Z
Increased production of fast fashion is overwhelming Ghana's markets, piling up in landfills, clogging water systems, and polluting the ocean.
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2023-05-19T12:48:26Z
Once considered a land of opportunity for Black Americans moving west, San Francisco's Black population has plummeted in recent decades.
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2023-05-16T19:39:13Z
Lagos-based chef Hilda Bassey cooked more than 55 recipes in her attempt to set the world record for longest continuous cooking session.
The Crown Jewels include the Koh-i-Nur and Cullinan diamonds and Black Prince's Ruby, which came from former British colonies India and South Africa.
People of Japanese descent were forcibly confined after Pearl Harbor. Decades later, Dorothea Lange's previously censored images shed new light on their experiences.
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2023-05-05T20:20:13Z
The death of Jordan Neely has many Americans recalling Bernhard Goetz, a white man who opened fire on four Black passengers nearly 40 years ago.
Prince Alemayehu was taken following the Battle of Magdala and raised by British nobility. He is buried amongst members of the royal family.
A viral TikTok showed Broadway performers and fans gather to sing the deli owners farewell. They also gave them a $17,839 retirement present.
The original man of Motown redefined protest music with "What's Going On," responding to police brutality, the Vietnam War, and a changing America.
Yajaira Saavedra's family runs La Morada in New York City, providing hot meals, translating documents and standing in solidarity with asylum seekers.
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2023-04-21T17:06:47Z
Once regarded a "narrow corridor of poverty and violence," photographer Tria Giovan shows a different side of the New York City neighborhood.
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2023-04-15T14:38:52Z
Families are condemned to work to repay their loans. For years, they've tried to escape the illegal debt bondage that threatens their lives.